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>> reporter: well, it's a huge factor, scott. essentially, it wiped out a lot of private sector gains. and, of course, we're going to see congress debating more cuts in the coming months, so that could put more pressure on the economy. but the private sector continues to show improving strength. >> pelley: anthony mason at the port of new orleans thanks, anthony. overseas, israeli jets attack inside syria today. the syrians claim the target was a military research facility but our david martin at the pentagon tells us that israel hit a convoy believed to be carrying weapons to hezbollah, the militant group based in lebanon. syria is in the middle of a ruinous civil war. israel and the u.s. are worried that syrian arms, including chemical weapons, could wind up in the hands of terrorists. we have new information on the problems with boeing's revolutionary 787. we'll show you why it's a lot more difficult for police to trace a gun than you might expect. and we'll remember the last of the andrews sisters. when the "cbs evening news"
>> reporter: well, it's a huge factor, scott. essentially, it wiped out a lot of private sector gains. and, of course, we're going to see congress debating more cuts in the coming months, so that could put more pressure on the economy. but the private sector continues to show improving strength. >> pelley: anthony mason at the port of new orleans thanks, anthony. overseas, israeli jets attack inside syria today. the syrians claim the target was a military research facility but our...
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scott, they got a new batch today. but only 100 doses. >> pelley: with six to eight weeks to go in flu season. thank you very much. there is a big change tonight for the 9 million americans who take the sleep aid ambien. the government said today that the recommended dose for women should be cut in half. and a lower dose is recommended for men as well. dr. john lapook has been looking into this. john, what changed? >> well, scott, the active ingredient in am byen, the fda decision comes from lab studies that show eight hours after somebody takes a normal standard dose of ambien the drug levels in the blood are potentially capable of causing a driving problem in 15% of women and 3% of men. it's even higher in the extended form of the drug, that 33% of women and 25% of men. >> pelley: eight hours afterwards. >> eight hours later. >> pelley: there are other sleep medications on the market watch. about them? >> the fda specifically stressed this. any sleep medication has the potential to cause druzeiness and people need to
scott, they got a new batch today. but only 100 doses. >> pelley: with six to eight weeks to go in flu season. thank you very much. there is a big change tonight for the 9 million americans who take the sleep aid ambien. the government said today that the recommended dose for women should be cut in half. and a lower dose is recommended for men as well. dr. john lapook has been looking into this. john, what changed? >> well, scott, the active ingredient in am byen, the fda decision...
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>> reporter: well, scott, the thing you have to remember here is the s.e.c. was a laughing stock when it missed the bernie madoff ponzi scheme, and it spent the last three years trying to restore its reputation. under the outgoing enforcement director, robert guzani, himself a former prosecutor, it has had a record number of cases including 180 insider trading cases. but the appointment of mary jo white is a sign the pressure is not going to let up. if anything, they're going to be turning up the heat at the s.e.c. >> pelley: well, anthony, while you were in the chilly alps, we got a lot of good economic news here at home today. we saw that layoffs are down-- initial claims for unemployment benefits hit 330,000, the lowest level in five years. and on wall street today, the s&p 500 briefly crossed 1,500 for the first time since 2007. it closed just under that. what are you hearing from the world's bankers there? >> reporter: well, scott, i spoke with christine lagarde the head of the international monetary fund, today, who, like most here, agrees the atmospher
>> reporter: well, scott, the thing you have to remember here is the s.e.c. was a laughing stock when it missed the bernie madoff ponzi scheme, and it spent the last three years trying to restore its reputation. under the outgoing enforcement director, robert guzani, himself a former prosecutor, it has had a record number of cases including 180 insider trading cases. but the appointment of mary jo white is a sign the pressure is not going to let up. if anything, they're going to be...
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this national flu epidemic is getting worse by the day and today boston's, population 600,000 plus, declared a public health emergency after the virus killed more than a dozen people. at least three more states-- montana, south dakota, and arizona-- are now reporting widespread flu, bringing the total to 44 states. and the c.d.c. said the percentage of people going to the hospital for treatment has doubled in the past month. we asked dr. jon lapook to give us the latest. >> reporter: the emergency in boston was declared after confirmed cases of tphrur reached 700. there were just 70 at this time last year. across the state, 18 patients have died. dr. barbara ferrer is the executive director of the boston public health commission. >> in the last two weeks alone we've doubled our number. so if we continue at this rate to see new cases we'll have an explosion of flu in the city of boston. so we really need to get ahead of this at this point in time. >> reporter: to do that, officials ar
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this national flu epidemic is getting worse by the day and today boston's, population 600,000 plus, declared a public health emergency after the virus killed more than a dozen people. at least three more states-- montana, south dakota, and arizona-- are now reporting widespread flu, bringing the total to 44 states. and the c.d.c. said the percentage of people going to the...
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for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley. i'll see you sunday on "60 minutes." good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> ten years in jail. for the abortionist, sure. killing a person for the wrong sex, that's to soft. >> and all babies are precious. many parents, they certainly do not care if they have a boy or girl. but in some cultures, a strong preference for the male children have lead to sex selective abortions. the practice is illegal in arizona. now as they tell us that the manassas lawmaker wants to make them a crime in virginia as well. >> reporter: it will be a big walkdown to richmond to say yes, it will be a good thing. come on they're not that stupid. >> reporter: they've been trying to chip away
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scott, the f.a.a. is investigating both the fire and the fuel leak this week. >> pelley: elaine, thank you. and we will be right back. back. my doctor told me calcium is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. >> pelley: the pentagon has been drawing up plans on how many u.s. troops to keep in afghanistan, but today, for thebu first time, the administration says that there is a chance no n americans will remain after next year. president obama will talk it over with the afghan presidentiden hamid karzai friday at the white house. venezuela's government said today that president hugo chavez is too ill to attend his swearing-in for a new term on thursday. chavez, who is 58, is in cuba for cancer treatment. he hasn't spoken publicly in a month. his vice president is filling in. chavez has made a career out of bashing the united states and allied himself with iran and syr
scott, the f.a.a. is investigating both the fire and the fuel leak this week. >> pelley: elaine, thank you. and we will be right back. back. my doctor told me calcium is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. >> pelley: the pentagon has been drawing up plans on how many u.s. troops to keep in afghanistan, but today, for thebu first time, the...
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>> reporter: good evening, scott. most people ventured outdoors for only a few minutes today because frostbite at these temperatures is possible in less than ten minutes. the temperature in minneapolis was six below at noon. shelters for the homeless filled up, and charitable organizations looked for others who may still be out on the street. the people you encounter though, their lives are in danger in this weather. >> yes. >> reporter: joseph desencelos works in minneapolis. we went along as he tried to get the homeless indoors. this is where people live? >> yeah, this is the spot. it's the reason why a lot of people choose this area here is because it's close to downtown it's close to many services where people can eat, shower. it's walking distance. >> reporter: it's under interstate 394, and it's hard to imagine, on a day like today that anyone could survive a night out. is there ever a time when you say, "look, it's just too cold we can't go out"? >> no. if our folks are outside, then we can go outside. anybody
>> reporter: good evening, scott. most people ventured outdoors for only a few minutes today because frostbite at these temperatures is possible in less than ten minutes. the temperature in minneapolis was six below at noon. shelters for the homeless filled up, and charitable organizations looked for others who may still be out on the street. the people you encounter though, their lives are in danger in this weather. >> yes. >> reporter: joseph desencelos works in minneapolis....
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>> reporter: scott, president obama knows the debate over deficit reduction and entitlement programs like medicare, medicaid and social security is straight ahead.mr. obama mr. obama used today's speech to tell skeptical republicans that these three pillars of the great society must remain. >> we, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity. we must make the hard choices toh care reduce the cost of health care an and the size of our deficit. (applause) but we reject the belief that america must choose the belief between caring about the generation that built this country and the investment inture. its future. >> reporter: for the first time, the push for gay rights was equated with earlier struggles with women's rights and civil rights. >> our journey isn't complete until our gay brothers andor t sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. (applause) righ for if we are truly created equal than surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. >> reporter: the president elevated man-made climate change higher than
>> reporter: scott, president obama knows the debate over deficit reduction and entitlement programs like medicare, medicaid and social security is straight ahead.mr. obama mr. obama used today's speech to tell skeptical republicans that these three pillars of the great society must remain. >> we, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity. we must make the hard choices toh care reduce the cost of health care an and the size of our...
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. >> the captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: for three weeks, everyone in newtown, connecticut, has longed to return to normal. today, many of them caught a bus to get there. more than 400 students, kindergarten through fourth grade, returned to class for the first time since a gunman killed 20 of their classmates and six educators. they traveled to the nearby town of monroe where a closed school was reopened for them and renamed sandy hook elementary. we don't know whether this boy was sininalling peace or victory, but both seemed about right. jim axel sod in newtown for us tonight. >> reporter: one police lieutenant here called the new school th the safest school in america. i.d. checks on every adult who got anywhere near the place. police sat down with the superintendent. >> the thing that had been missing at the new sandy hook location were the voices and the laughter of children. and that was there today. >> reporter: did you have any parents not able to just let the hand go? >> that's very hard. i-- there were parents who wan
. >> the captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: for three weeks, everyone in newtown, connecticut, has longed to return to normal. today, many of them caught a bus to get there. more than 400 students, kindergarten through fourth grade, returned to class for the first time since a gunman killed 20 of their classmates and six educators. they traveled to the nearby town of monroe where a closed school was reopened for them...
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for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley. i'll see you sunday on "60 minutes." good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh >>> it was not exactly a blizzard, but folks around here were not taking any chances. the snow we did get caused slick roads and heavy traffic and a lot of people went home from work early. a lot of flakes are on the ground. topper shutt is on the weather terrace. >> it's a good thing those folks did go home early. left over flurry or snow shower, that's about it. we have half an inch here in the weather terrace, dry snow. let me show you radar. this tells the story. accumulating snow raced across the bay. over into
for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley. i'll see you sunday on "60 minutes." good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh >>> it was not exactly a blizzard, but folks around here were not taking any chances. the snow we did get caused slick roads and heavy traffic and a lot of people went home from work early. a lot of flakes are on the ground. topper shutt is on the weather terrace. >> it's a good thing those...
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, when republicans and democrats say they have found agreement on a major controversy, that's news. and that's where we begin tonight. influential members of the senate-- four from each party-- said today they have a breakthrough on comprehensive immigration reform. which would include a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants and tough enforcement of the borders. immigration is also one of the president's highest priorities for his second term. there are a lot of ways this could fail, but many on capitol hill agree tonight it's the best chance in years. nancy cordes is at the capitol with details. nancy? >> reporter: scott, these eight senators say they sense an opening on the issue now and a new willingness among republicans to compromise on immigration after president obama won the latino vote by 71% in the november election. the senators behind the plan are a bipartisan group of heavy hitters. new york democrat charles schumer is their unofficial leader. >> we beli
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for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley. i'll see you sunday on "60 minutes." good night. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> and good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm julie watts. allen and elizabeth are off tonight. >>> we begin with breaking news. 49ers receiver michael crabtree will not be facing charges related to sexual assault. that word coming from the san francisco district attorney's office moments ago. earlier this month a woman accused crabtree of assaulting her at the "w" hotel in san francisco. police have completed their investigation and they filed the case to the d.a. moments ago, d.a. george gascon said, following a review of all the evidence, my office has determined that no charges will be filed against michael crabtree at this time." >>> san francisco police are gearing up for a citywide super bowl party. and while they prepare for what could be a rowdy post-game, coach harbaugh is keeping his focus on the here and now. we h
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>> reporter: good evening, scott. people here in huntington beach, california, fear this beautiful pacific ocean, which creates their backdrop and their life- style, is becoming a destructive force. this was a king tide in december, and this is what it looks like today. >> well, the water was up to pacific coast highway. >> reporter: the high surf and tides occur when the earth moon, and sun align. but rising sea levels have pushed the tides higher and further inland. connie boardman is a college biology professor and mayor of huntington beach. >> along the southern california coast, we've experienced an eight-inch rise in sea level already. it's nothing that we can continue to deny. >> reporter: according to a u.s. government forecast, global sea levels are expected to rise one to four feet by 2100. so it sounds like you're expecting these events to be more frequent. >> yes. >> reporter: so huntington beach is looking at putting in more pumps, more drains, planning for a wetter future. scott, nearly five million amer
>> reporter: good evening, scott. people here in huntington beach, california, fear this beautiful pacific ocean, which creates their backdrop and their life- style, is becoming a destructive force. this was a king tide in december, and this is what it looks like today. >> well, the water was up to pacific coast highway. >> reporter: the high surf and tides occur when the earth moon, and sun align. but rising sea levels have pushed the tides higher and further inland. connie...
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and, scott, even when the vaccine does not prevent the flu, it can still stop complications including pneumonia and death. >> pelley: so get the vaccine. jon, this is clearly a worst season than last year. but how does it compare, historically? >> reporter: a lot of people don't realize the flu varies in intensity from year to year. some years, it's mild, it could be moderate or severe. the c.d.c. told me today this is a moderate to severe season but well within what's historically a normal range of normal. >> pelley: thanks very much, doctor. we saw evidence today that james holmes spent weeks planning his attack on that movie theater in aurora, colorado, last july. 12 people were killed and 70 injured. in a hearing this week prosecutors have been trying to show that there is enough evidence to try holmes for murder. manuel bojorquez was in the courtroom. >> reporter: prosecutors presented cell phone photos james holmes took of himself hours before the movie theater attack. one photograph showed him holding a pistol, his hair dyed orange, a grin on his face. another showed him sticki
and, scott, even when the vaccine does not prevent the flu, it can still stop complications including pneumonia and death. >> pelley: so get the vaccine. jon, this is clearly a worst season than last year. but how does it compare, historically? >> reporter: a lot of people don't realize the flu varies in intensity from year to year. some years, it's mild, it could be moderate or severe. the c.d.c. told me today this is a moderate to severe season but well within what's historically...
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>> well, scott, i was working in the f.b.i. at the time and that was information from a source who said there was a plot to attack the inauguration by an al qaeda affiliate in somalia. and that meant running down leads in kenya, uganda, somalia, and at the same time looking for suspects here on the ground in the united states. it meant working 24/7 for about three days. and the threat was resolved right around the time he was raising his right hand to take the oath. so it came down to the wire. >> pelley: the things we never know. john, thanks very much. cbs news coverage of inauguration day will begin monday at 7:00 a.m. eastern time with a special three-hour edition of cbs "this morning" with charlie rose, norah o'donnell and gayle king and then i'll be along at 10:00 eastern time to continue coverage be bob schieffer and the rest of our inauguration team. we're about to give you a look at how four years in office has changed the president. and is it the end of life as they've always known it? we'll tell you why the catch is
>> well, scott, i was working in the f.b.i. at the time and that was information from a source who said there was a plot to attack the inauguration by an al qaeda affiliate in somalia. and that meant running down leads in kenya, uganda, somalia, and at the same time looking for suspects here on the ground in the united states. it meant working 24/7 for about three days. and the threat was resolved right around the time he was raising his right hand to take the oath. so it came down to the...
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scott. >> pelley: david, thank you very much. iran will be one of the biggest challenges for chuck hagel if he is confirmed as the new secretary of defense. hagel had a rough day today at his senate confirmation hearing. the former republican senator's past statements about iran, israel, and iraq drew hostile questions, and here's wyatt andrews. >> reporter: republicans charge that in his 12 years as a senator, chuck hagel was too soft on iran and not supportive of israel. hagel was forced to retract one 2006 comment when he said the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here, meaning congress, a statement that drew questions from senator lindsey graham. >> give me an example of where we've been intimidated by the israeli jewish lobby to do something dumb. regarding the middle east, israel, or anywhere else. >> well, i can't give you an example. >> thank you. >> reporter: hagel still rejected the notion he was ever anti-israel. >> we have a special relationship with israel. we always have had. so i never voted in-- against
scott. >> pelley: david, thank you very much. iran will be one of the biggest challenges for chuck hagel if he is confirmed as the new secretary of defense. hagel had a rough day today at his senate confirmation hearing. the former republican senator's past statements about iran, israel, and iraq drew hostile questions, and here's wyatt andrews. >> reporter: republicans charge that in his 12 years as a senator, chuck hagel was too soft on iran and not supportive of israel. hagel was...
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>> scott, the idea was exactly that. to match up all of these different tissues in scott's body with the tissues in these transplanted arms. first they connected the bones using plates and screws. next the muscles and the tendons were connected. finally the blood vessels, the arteries and veins so important for bringing newshour itchment to these newly transplanted arms. what's so fascinating is the way the nerve supply is going to be established is that the nerves from brendan's own arm are going to slowly tkpwre down into the transplanted arm at the rate of at most one inch every month for the next year or two years and then reestablish that nerve supply. so it will be a couple years before we know exactly how much function he will regain. >> pelley: the nerves know where to go. now what about rejection? these arms came from someone else's body. what are the chances they would be rejectd? >> they're trying something new that's been used only five times before that allows them to use only one antirejection drugs-- these
>> scott, the idea was exactly that. to match up all of these different tissues in scott's body with the tissues in these transplanted arms. first they connected the bones using plates and screws. next the muscles and the tendons were connected. finally the blood vessels, the arteries and veins so important for bringing newshour itchment to these newly transplanted arms. what's so fascinating is the way the nerve supply is going to be established is that the nerves from brendan's own arm...
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>> reporter: well, it's incredibly difficult, scott. the turkish government is really struggling to house this wave of refugees. they say that they've spent a billion dollars on trying to host them. there are currently more than 150,000 syrian refugees living here. but they simply can't build these camps quickly enough. and one result that you are starting to see because of that is that there are now tens of thousands of syrian would-be refugees who are massing along the turkish border, but still stuck inside syria where that aid cannot reach them easily. >> pelley: clarissa, thank you very much. new rules to prevent anotherge mortgage meltdown will make it harder to get a loan. and killer whales trapped in ice. what happened next when the "cbs evening news" continues. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with my doctor. we discussed all the symptoms... then he gave me some blood tests. showed it was low t. that's it.
>> reporter: well, it's incredibly difficult, scott. the turkish government is really struggling to house this wave of refugees. they say that they've spent a billion dollars on trying to host them. there are currently more than 150,000 syrian refugees living here. but they simply can't build these camps quickly enough. and one result that you are starting to see because of that is that there are now tens of thousands of syrian would-be refugees who are massing along the turkish border,...
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onlyone teacher, we're told, just wasn't ready yet, scott. e> pelley: jim, the school where the shootings occurred is still closed. i wonder what they think they're going to do with that. theeporter: you know, when you ask that question now, you hear hinkfollowing-- it hasn't even een three weeks yet, the tharintendent told us, and it's just too soon to get a sense that, if anything, will happen superihe old sandy hook elementary school, and whether or not any child will ever go to class there again. >> pelley: a new day there, jim. thanks very much. hi anyone knows what sandy hook children were going through today, it is the students who mrvived the massacre at columbine high school in littleton, colorado, nearly 14 years ago. they, of course, are grown up now, and ana werner talked to one of them. ana. >> reporter: scott, columbine high school was closed from the day of the shooting in april 1999 until august of that year, nd the reopening of that school capped a long recovery for at least one survivor, patrick freland. > there are a lot of
onlyone teacher, we're told, just wasn't ready yet, scott. e> pelley: jim, the school where the shootings occurred is still closed. i wonder what they think they're going to do with that. theeporter: you know, when you ask that question now, you hear hinkfollowing-- it hasn't even een three weeks yet, the tharintendent told us, and it's just too soon to get a sense that, if anything, will happen superihe old sandy hook elementary school, and whether or not any child will ever go to class...
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for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley. and i'll see you sunday on "60 minutes." good night. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida in for allen tonight. we are following some developing news in oakland, where a jail inmate appears to have given police the slip. now, they have been searching in an oakland neighborhood all day where the suspect broke from his shackles and got away while being taken to highland hospital. cbs 5 reporter da lin says the suspect shed his clothes in the neighborhood. deputies ran house to house with their guns drawn near highland hospital searching for a violent jail escapee. alameda county sheriff's deputies, oakland police, bart police and state parole agents locked down a 10-block area to search for this man, 31-year- old anthony hoskins. deputies say the landscaping made the search difficult. >> you have yards that are not symmetrical. there's a lot of overgrowth. >>
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is a developing situation but one high-ranking source in the u.s. government is telling us at this hour that four americans have been freed, one of them injured, after an airborne military assault on terrorists in algeria. we want to empsiels assault is still ongoing and the information is fluid. the americans were taken hostage yesterday, along with dozens of others, at a plant in a remote oil and gas field near the libyan border. a group that claims to be affiliated with al qaeda seizedly the plant. they said it was in retaliation for the french military attacks on islamic extremists in nearby mali. the situation is not entirely clear. we do not have definitive information on the number of00s or casualties. algerian authorities say tonight a number of hostage hostages and terrorists have been killed. traveling in london, defense secretary leon panetta said either seven or eight americans were taken in the original terrorist attack. mark phillips picks up the story. >> reporter
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is a developing situation but one high-ranking source in the u.s. government is telling us at this hour that four americans have been freed, one of them injured, after an airborne military assault on terrorists in algeria. we want to empsiels assault is still ongoing and the information is fluid. the americans were taken hostage yesterday, along with dozens of others, at a...
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scott? >> pelley: barry, thank you. in another mass shooting, a man charged with killing seven people at a small christianli college in oakland, california last spring has been mentally unfit to stand trial. an attorney for the accused gunman, juan goh says he has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. president obama today picked new men to fight the war on terror and to get u.s. forces out of afghanistan. he nominated former senator chuck hagel of nebraska, a republican, to be secretary of defense and homeland security advisor john brennan to be director of the centralen intelligence agency. the president had earlier nominated john kerry to be secretary of state. hagel faces at least some opposition by both democrats and fellow republicans. major garrett is at the white house for us tonight.an major? >> reporter: scott, the president know there is a fight ahead but he's willing to wage in the part because he believes now is the time for a secretary of defense who knows what combat is like up close and what the wo
scott? >> pelley: barry, thank you. in another mass shooting, a man charged with killing seven people at a small christianli college in oakland, california last spring has been mentally unfit to stand trial. an attorney for the accused gunman, juan goh says he has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. president obama today picked new men to fight the war on terror and to get u.s. forces out of afghanistan. he nominated former senator chuck hagel of nebraska, a republican, to be...
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it reads like a mafia conspiracy. >> scott, we heard the evidence. we heard the store freeze the athletes. and it's supported, without question, every allegation we put in that letter that obviously now has been shown to be true. >> pelley: and so when lancece armstrong essentially threw new the towel after all of this you were surprised?not not surprised? >> not surprised. again we were disappointed he didn't come in and be part of the solution. it's one of the lowest days inho this investigation, quite honestly. but we knew when he rejectedtu that opportunity for redemption and to be part of this solution at that time that this was his only option to avoid all thisce evidence from ever coming through in open court. >> pelley: if you had any opportunity to have that meetingst with lance armstrong, you could h say one thing to him, what would it be?s >> it's never too late to tell the truth and make it right. >> pelley: armstrong is being sued by a former teammate for allegedly defrauding the federaler government. we're now told that senior officials
it reads like a mafia conspiracy. >> scott, we heard the evidence. we heard the store freeze the athletes. and it's supported, without question, every allegation we put in that letter that obviously now has been shown to be true. >> pelley: and so when lancece armstrong essentially threw new the towel after all of this you were surprised?not not surprised? >> not surprised. again we were disappointed he didn't come in and be part of the solution. it's one of the lowest days...
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>> reporter: scott, these eight senators say they sense an opening on the issue now and a new willingness among republicans to compromise on immigration after president obama won the latino vote by 71% in the november election.1% the senators behind the plan are a bipartisan group of heavy hitters. new york democrat charles schumer is their unofficial leader. >> we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. con the politics on this issue have been turned upside down. for the first time ever there's more political risk in opposing immigration reform than in supporting it. >> reporter: their plan would grant illegal immigrants temporary legal status to staygr in the country if they pass a a criminal background check, pay a fine and back taxes and learn english. but they would have to get the back of the line for citizenship-- a process that would only start once border security has been improved with more agents and more drones. in 2007, republicans brought down a similar plan arguing it amounts to amnesty. but arizona's john mccain who championed reform then and nowpi say
>> reporter: scott, these eight senators say they sense an opening on the issue now and a new willingness among republicans to compromise on immigration after president obama won the latino vote by 71% in the november election.1% the senators behind the plan are a bipartisan group of heavy hitters. new york democrat charles schumer is their unofficial leader. >> we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. con the politics on this issue have been turned upside...
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>> reporter: scott, vice president's gun violence task force held 22 meetings and met with more than 220 different groups. it submitted its proposals to the president two weeks ahead of schedule. president obama accepted them with no changes. >> while there is no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence completely, no piece of legislation that will prevent every tragedy, every act of evil, if there's even one thing we can do to reduce this violence, if there's even one life that can be saved, then we've got an obligation to try it. and i'm going to do my part. >> reporter: president obama warned of failure if voters don't mobilize or at minimum raise their voice. none of this will be easy to implement, he said. >> if it were, we'd already have universal background checks. the ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines never would have been allowed to expire. more of our fellow americans might still be alive celebrating birthdays and anniversaries and graduations. this will be difficult. >> reporter: mr. obama closed with a tribute to seven-year-old
>> reporter: scott, vice president's gun violence task force held 22 meetings and met with more than 220 different groups. it submitted its proposals to the president two weeks ahead of schedule. president obama accepted them with no changes. >> while there is no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence completely, no piece of legislation that will prevent every tragedy, every act of evil, if there's even one thing we can do to reduce this violence, if...
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scott? >> pelley: bill whitaker in our los angeles newsroom. bill, thanks very much. tonight, the british oil company b.p. is guilty of criminal charges of manslaughter in the deaths of 11 workers from the "deepwater horizon" drilling rig. a federal judge in new orleans accepted b.p.'s guilty plea today. the disaster in the gulf of mexico in 2010 unleashed the largest accidental oil spill ever. b.p. agreed to pay $4.5 billion, which includes the biggest criminal fine in u.s. history. mark strassmann is in new orleans. >> reporter: b.p.'s guilty plea concedes b.p. managers ignored test readings that indicated combustible gas had seeped into the well on the evening of april 20, 2010. hours later, the "deepwater horizon" rig exploded. the company also admitted to lying about how much oil was leaking. they said at first, a few thousand barrels per day leaked from the well, when b.p.'s own engineers knew it was more than 60,000 barrels a day. shelley anderson's husband jason, a 35-year-old rig supervisor, was killed in the explosion. she was given five minutes in court to
scott? >> pelley: bill whitaker in our los angeles newsroom. bill, thanks very much. tonight, the british oil company b.p. is guilty of criminal charges of manslaughter in the deaths of 11 workers from the "deepwater horizon" drilling rig. a federal judge in new orleans accepted b.p.'s guilty plea today. the disaster in the gulf of mexico in 2010 unleashed the largest accidental oil spill ever. b.p. agreed to pay $4.5 billion, which includes the biggest criminal fine in u.s....
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pelley. >> pelley>> mason: good evening, scott's off tonight. the sigh of relief that came when the house passed the fiscal cliff deal was soon drowned out by a roar of anger. governors chris christie of new jersey and andrew cuomo of new york along with senators and house members from those states blasted house speaker john boehner today for putting off a vote on aid for victims of superstorm sandy. we have three reports on all this tonight. first, elaine quijano on the storms of protest over sandy aid that got action. elaine? >> reporter: good evening to you, anthony, well, here at the statehouse in new jersey, republican governor chris christie said the people of his state are being used as political pawns just two months after sandy hit. >> 66 days and counting. shame on you. shame on congress. >> reporter: superstorm sandy caused over $36 billion in damage in new jersey. governor christie says he was assured by congressional leaders that the aid package would be put to a vote. but house speaker boehner pulled the legislation and did not ret
pelley. >> pelley>> mason: good evening, scott's off tonight. the sigh of relief that came when the house passed the fiscal cliff deal was soon drowned out by a roar of anger. governors chris christie of new jersey and andrew cuomo of new york along with senators and house members from those states blasted house speaker john boehner today for putting off a vote on aid for victims of superstorm sandy. we have three reports on all this tonight. first, elaine quijano on the storms of...
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scott, it's all still very confusing. >> pelley: dean reynolds in south bend, indiana. dean, thanks very much. tonight, all of boeing's new 787 dreamliners are grounded. airlines and governments all over the world made the call following the lead of the united states. batteries on the 787s have caught fire twice in two weeks. the planes won't fly again until boeing can prove that they're safe. the housing recovery is gaining altitude. who is shelling out big bucks for houses, next. w >c it's a new day. if your a man with low testosterone you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor abou
scott, it's all still very confusing. >> pelley: dean reynolds in south bend, indiana. dean, thanks very much. tonight, all of boeing's new 787 dreamliners are grounded. airlines and governments all over the world made the call following the lead of the united states. batteries on the 787s have caught fire twice in two weeks. the planes won't fly again until boeing can prove that they're safe. the housing recovery is gaining altitude. who is shelling out big bucks for houses, next. w>c...
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scott is off tonight, i'm anthony mason. america went over the fiscal cliff at midnight, but we are still waiting to see if it will be a hard fall or a soft landing early this morning, the senate passed a compromise bill that raises income taxes for individuals earning $400,000 a year and families earning $450,000. everyone else would be spared. it would also delay spending cuts for at least two months, and that does not sit well with many house republicans. so where do we go from here? we have two reports beginning with nancy cordes at the capitol. >> reporter: anthony, house republicans do not like this deal. they say it needs serious spending cuts. so tonight house republican leaders are counting votes, trying to figure out if they have enough republican votes and republican votes alone the pass a bill that puts some spending cuts into the deal-- a move they acknowledge is risky. house speaker john boehner met with house republicans for an hour and a half today. he didn't share his opinion of the bill but many other repub
scott is off tonight, i'm anthony mason. america went over the fiscal cliff at midnight, but we are still waiting to see if it will be a hard fall or a soft landing early this morning, the senate passed a compromise bill that raises income taxes for individuals earning $400,000 a year and families earning $450,000. everyone else would be spared. it would also delay spending cuts for at least two months, and that does not sit well with many house republicans. so where do we go from here? we have...
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scott is off. i'm rebecca jarvis. in a few hours, the u.s. will go over the fiscal cliff which could trigger across-the-board sex increases and billions in spending cuts. however, there is hope for a soft landing. eadate republican leader mitch odaynnell and president obama said today a deal was close. yut late in the day house leaders announced they will not ote on a deal tonight. aiey're waiting for the senate. enswhat happens now? we have two reports beginning with nancy cordes on capitol hill. nancy, good evening. >> good evening to you, rebecca. it looks like the deadline pressure finally prompted a meeting of the minds today. negotiators agreed to a plan that extends the bush era tax icans.or 99% of americans. on they are hung up on one key looksing issue, and so it looks like we will go over the fiscal cliff at least temporarily. >> we're very, very close to an agreement. >> reporter: senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said his mcconnthe-clock negotiations with vice president biden had t id off. >> i can report that we've reached
scott is off. i'm rebecca jarvis. in a few hours, the u.s. will go over the fiscal cliff which could trigger across-the-board sex increases and billions in spending cuts. however, there is hope for a soft landing. eadate republican leader mitch odaynnell and president obama said today a deal was close. yut late in the day house leaders announced they will not ote on a deal tonight. aiey're waiting for the senate. enswhat happens now? we have two reports beginning with nancy cordes on capitol...
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>> reporter: well, one looming economic threat that's been raised, scott, is actually global warming. the head of the international monetary fund, christine lagarde, in a speech tonight said she sees global warming as the wild card that could unravel economic growth. and if we don't deal with it, in her words, the next generation could be "roasted, toasted fried and grilled." >> pelley: hard to imagine in chilly davos, but thank you very much, anthony. thank you again. there is no relief from the deep freeze in the northern states. a ski resort in new hampshire shut down today because it was too cold to ski. it got down below 27 below zero this morning in northern minnesota. fire met ice in chicago. 170 firefighters, a third of the force, battled flames at an old warehouse. all that water froze on the building, giving it the look of a crystal palace. the arctic blast couldn't come at a worse time for people who still aren't back in their homes three months after superstorm sandy. elaine quijano has more on that. >> reporter: we found anthony gambino inside a tent run by volunteers on
>> reporter: well, one looming economic threat that's been raised, scott, is actually global warming. the head of the international monetary fund, christine lagarde, in a speech tonight said she sees global warming as the wild card that could unravel economic growth. and if we don't deal with it, in her words, the next generation could be "roasted, toasted fried and grilled." >> pelley: hard to imagine in chilly davos, but thank you very much, anthony. thank you again....
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for scott pelley, i'm anthony mason. thanks for watching. happy new year. good night. >>> >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> good evening, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm elizabeth cook. we begin with breaking news out of washington where the house of representatives will vote on the senate bill to avert the "fiscal cliff" sometime in the next hour. there was talk by house republicans of offering an amendment that included spending cuts to the senate bill. democrats insisted on a vote on the original bill to avoid further delays. some republicans including representative eric cantor of virginia say they can't support it. and as that unfolds, a lot of californians hold their breaths. cbs 5 reporter ann notarangelo on failure in washington could be very bad news for the state trying to make a comeback. ann. >> reporter: elizabeth, construction sites look this one are popping up throughout contra costa county and they are signs of economic growth. and for the first time in a long time, we are hearing some optimism about california's economy. but f
for scott pelley, i'm anthony mason. thanks for watching. happy new year. good night. >>> >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> good evening, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm elizabeth cook. we begin with breaking news out of washington where the house of representatives will vote on the senate bill to avert the "fiscal cliff" sometime in the next hour. there was talk by house republicans of offering an amendment that included spending cuts to...
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and, it's part of a push by new york city's borough president scott stringer to make the big apple a destination for start- ups. what he calls the innovation economy. >> how we take advantage of it will define the economic success of this city at a very interesting time in our history after 9/11 post hurricane, dealing with infrastructure challenges and budget deficits and we need to expand our tax base and we need to take advantage of what's happening right now. >> reporter: exactly how we take advantage is ripe for debate. but, most agree better education and visas for the scientists we train in the u.s. is a good start. and, remember what i.b.m.'s myerson said about continuity: it's just as important to a country, as it is to a company. >> the moment you believe there is no danger of losing your edge is when it disappears on you. >> reporter: suzanne pratt "n.b.r.," at the watson research center. >> susie: be sure to join us on monday for our special edition on american innovation. that's it for us this friday evening. have a great weekend everyone. you, too, tom. >> tom: goodnigh
and, it's part of a push by new york city's borough president scott stringer to make the big apple a destination for start- ups. what he calls the innovation economy. >> how we take advantage of it will define the economic success of this city at a very interesting time in our history after 9/11 post hurricane, dealing with infrastructure challenges and budget deficits and we need to expand our tax base and we need to take advantage of what's happening right now. >> reporter:...